Tongues: Beyond The Upper Room

Brother Hagin shares the Word, and his own insights regarding speaking in tongues as a means to increase our fellowship with our Heavenly Father; increasing our knowledge of His ways as we utilize the gift of the Holy Spirit. This book will challenge you to become the child that God intended us to be. Strong, equipped, and compassionate. Brother Hagin has a common sense style of teaching which makes it easy to understand and follow. One of those books which needs to be read more than once to gain it all.

A must read for any true born again believer who wants to understand the essence of tongues. God bless you

Thank you so much for releasing this book. There was such mucb that I didn't know, that I didn't even think was possible that I can now have an expectation for in my life brought about by the Holy Spirit when I praying in tongues.Thank you!

I honestly expected more. I am always looking for balanced information on the Gift of Tongues as it exists biblically. The assumption that the Gift of Tongues is evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit has only been popularized since 1906. Before that time, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit was not associated with the Gift of Tongues, but with humility, repentance, prayer, and fasting. Mr. Hagin says it is not necessary to "tarry" to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Scripturally and historically this is simply not accurate. All of the Great Awakenings and Revival movements of the world before 1906 confirm this.Scriptures such as 1 Cor. 12 (all of it, in context) plainly establish Tongues as only one of many equal and vital spiritual gifts. The corrections in 1 Cor 12-14 plainly establish the Gift of Tongues as one of many spiritual gifts, yet this book, like so many others begins with the assumption that it is the one spiritual gift that all believers should seek and acquire.In "Tongues; Beyond The Upper Room" a purely biblical basis for that assumption is never established, simply assumed. I personally do not endorse Cessationism. I believe there is no biblical basis for teaching that the spiritual gift of tongues has ceased. But there is also no purely biblical position that every believer should or could speak in tongues. Some will, some won't. In these issues we should not be willing to move beyond what the scriptures actually say. Personal experience always has to take a back seat to what the Word of God says.There are numerous examples of this lack of respect for biblical boundaries in this book. On page 48 Mr. Hagin discusses Luke's account of the Samaritans receiving the Holy Spirit. He acknowledges that as Luke recorded the Samaritans "receiving the Holy Spirit" there is no mention of them speaking in tongues. (Acts 8:5-17) Then I quote the following from page 49 in Mr. Hagin's book, "Someone might say, it doesn't say in this passage that the Samaritans spoke with tongues, so that must mean a person can receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit without speaking in tongues. But a person who makes that statement hasn't studied either the scriptures or church history very closely. First a student of Church History knows that the early church Fathers agreed the believers of Samaria did speak with tongues. Second if you go on reading in Chapter 8, you'll learn something very significant about a fellow name Simeon."First, I have studied early church history. I am not aware of any Ante-Nicene Father's writings which suggest that in Acts 8 the Samaritans spoke in tongues. I don't believe this is an accurate statement. I have scoured the first 400 years of writings for any mention of Tongues. I have found several statements by early church writers who mention the gift of tongues, but nothing at all about Acts 8:5-17 and the Samaritans speaking in tongues. These early church writings are cataloged and have a reference system. It is quite easy to give an exact location where such statements are made. In the book I spent the last 7 years writing,  Tongues Vs. Cessationism! The Great Debate Settled?! , I was careful to always give exact references so that any statement in the book could easily be checked by the reader. Most writers give a source and a location so that the reader can affirm the information for themselves. In "Tongues:Beyond The Upper Room" when such statements are made there is no reference or footnote so that we have any confirmation of such a statement.Second, on page 50, Mr. Hagin refers to Simeon (Acts 8:18-19) saying Simeon must have seen them speaking in tongues. But this scripture also says nothing at all about the spiritual gift of tongues. Several paragraphs of explanation follow but none of them really deals with what the Bible actually says. While there are three mentions of the Gift of Tongues in the Book of Acts, there are more than 30 mentions of the activity of the Holy Spirit in Acts with believers being empowered to various acts of ministry and service. The actions of the Holy Spirit are described using different verbs and there are different results. Are we to assume that every mention of the Holy Spirit in Acts was accompanied by tongues? Then why would Mr. Hagin assume that here? That is not what the Bible says. The Greek language is incredibly vivid and descriptive. Luke was a highly detailed writer. We can trust what the Bible actually says, without reading into it what we want it to say.There are believers around the world who operate in the spiritual gift of tongues and hold it as vital to their walk with the Lord, However, the constant assumption that every believer is not complete until they have spoken in tongues is not scripturally or historically defensible. There were three verifiable corrections of this exact value in the first 400 years of the church. On page 85 Mr. Hagin says, "You'll never grow spiritually as you ought to grow until you are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak with other tongues. That's absolutely the truth."I have been in the ministry for 30 years and some of the most immature and devisive people I have even known in my life would be the most vocal about being filled with Spirit and speaking in tongues. By the way, some of the other immature and devisive believers I've worked with would say that the Gift of Tongues has ceased and comes from the Devil. Neither "Camp" is completely right. Spiritual growth and maturity has absolutely nothing to do with whether you or I have spoken or not spoken in tongues. Various believers have different spiritual gifts. By spiritual growth, some have added to their gifting, faith, hope, or love. Whatever our gifting, it is faith, hope, and love and the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22) that make any of our spiritual gifts useful for the Risen Lord Jesus Christ's Glory.While I have respect for what Kenneth Hagin has accomplished in ministry, I can't recommend this book. It contains too much tradition and experience, with very little sound scriptural basis.

This book is food for your spirit. If you want to go deep in God, if you want to grow spiritually, if you want to understand some "mysteries" or deeper things of God and what he created us to have in him...... you should read this book. This book is not for the average christian that is not pressing in to the things of God. This book is not for the average go to church on Sunday christian who is happy with a mediocre walk with Christ but if you want to dig deep and press forward to take hold of promises that we have in God then get this book.This book is filled with "needles in the haystack". Dig deep, Proverbs 2:3-5 NIV says......Indeed if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.If following God and applying the principles of his word was easy on our flesh it wouldn't hurt so much to change but applying the truth to our flesh causes us to search the spirit for the answers. Remember...... the TRUTH shall set you free. Do you want to be set free? Study the word of God and seek out His promises for your life. Claim His promises as brother Hagin does in this book and you will have a fuller, deeper, more mature walk in the Lord.There is power in Gods word. Use it and make a difference for the kingdom.

I was raised in a church that did not embrace speaking in tongues but as an adult find myself now in a church that embraces it and encourages its members to employ it. With very little understanding on the topic, I found it hard to adapt and overcome my years of bias against it. This book really helped me begin to change my thinking and understand better its importance. Using stories and personal experience, Hagin explains how he began speaking in tongues and matured in its use. It's very practical and real - he expresses how he felt even when he wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing. That helped me a lot because I also struggle with those thoughts and feelings. He shows that when one is willing to push past feelings and thoughts, speaking in tongues can open doors to a deeper realm of prayer than what we could experience otherwise and it makes you want to push harder to get to the next level. Highly recommended for anyone wondering where to begin with speaking in tongues or wondering what the point of it all is. It's not a manual, so don't expect step-by-step guidance, but at the same time it does provide a basic framework for moving in the right direction. When you're done, you'll have a better understanding of speaking in tongues and more motivation to get into it.

I’ve had this book in printed form since 2010! I make it my practice to read it cover to cover every January to renew my mind each year with these truths! This book is a treasure!! All thanks be unto the Father for the precious Holy Spirit and the wonderful prayer language through which He gives utterance to pray in line with the perfect Will of God! (Romans 8:26-27)!

The words of this book resonates with me as I learn to be a true servent of God. To pray and to pray in tongues is a fundamental part in Christian faith and confidence to do them and the examples of why you should do them was explained well and will help in being able to pray better and wiser.

He opens up another world.....the world of the spirit.....a world that many moderns and intellectuals have lost. And completely grounded on Scripture.

Wow! this book really is something, every Christian should or ought to speak in tongues, doing so strenghens your faith and brings you closer to God. Kenneth Hagin preaches well on this subject. Unless you are born again and are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will not recieve this wonderful gift. So if you need more of our Lord, buy the book it will most certainly help you.

If you are unsure or certain, of the calling and relationship that God wants for you, may I humbly suggest you read this, I my self, acted in ignorance and unbelief, after an emotional breakdown, I started afresh with God, I had no one else to turn to who really knew A friend recommended this author and this book guided me to a full belief into what the scriptures say, and the power that God bestowed upon me to fight my demons has truly been glorifying...

Hard to believe but I have seen and heard tongues so I take it all in. Good read for those interested.